$2,500 Championship Event Day 1c | HPT Season XV Championship

11-24-2019 16:38 UTC-5

Tjaden Takes Three-Bet Pot

CarolineBassett

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

With the table having been seated just a few minutes prior, Austin Tjaden opened to 800 from early position. Action folded around to Charlie Dawson in the hijack, who elected to three-bet to 2,000. Only Tjaden called.

Tjaden check-called a downbet of 1,500 on the flop.

Neither played fired the turn, putting three of a kind on the board. The river completed a backdoor flush draw, and Tjaden took a moment before betting 3,200. Dawson quickly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Austin Tjaden	41,000
Charlie Dawson	25,000

Tags: Austin Tjaden Charlie Dawson

11-24-2019 16:33 UTC-5

Pupillo Re-Enters and Starts Strong

BrandonTemple

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Nick Pupillo has re-entered the HPT Season XV $2,500 Championship Event, looking to use his last bullet to earn a few more points to lock up his Player of the Year crown, and his second bullet in today's flight has started out much stronger than his first, as he already sits with nearly double the starting stack.

We'll continue to track Pupillo all day long, as the two remaining opponents that could potentially catch him, Eric Salazar and Nick Davidson, have already bagged up chips for Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Pupillo	57,000 57,000	57,000

Tags: Eric Salazar Nick Davidson Nick Pupillo

11-24-2019 16:24 UTC-5

Aurelian Furcoin Ships Event #7: $200 NLH with $50 Bounties

BrandonTemple

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

For the past week, the Heartland Poker Tour has been hosting a slew of side events here at the Hollywood Casino St. Louis.

150 entrants took part in Event #7: $200 NLH with $50 Bounties, and the $16,950 prize pool saw 18 players take home a cash, including Jerod Smith (10th - $407), Denny Lawson (13th - $322), and David Ford (17th - $271).

A four-way deal was struck at the final table, with Aurelian Furcoin being declared the winner and taking home $2,983 for his efforts.

Final Table Results

Position	Name	Hometown	Prize Money
1	Aurelian Furcoin	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$2,983
2	Tyler Vinyard	Springfield, Illinois	$2,972
3	Aaron Buchli	Kennesaw, Georgia	$2,496
4	Leif Nelson	St. Charles, Missouri	$1,973
5	Steven Walker	House Springs, Missouri	$949
6	Craig Welko	Ballwin, Missouri	$780
7	Daniel Landsbaum	Maryland Heights, Missouri	$686
8	Philip Day	Owensboro, Kentucky	$602
9	Carol Charping	Acworth, Georgia	$509

Tags: Jerod Smith

11-24-2019 16:20 UTC-5

Smith Cracks Rockets

BrandonTemple

Level 4 : 100/300, 300 ante

Brad Smith had his last 24,500 in chips in from under the gun on a board, and his lone opponent next to act called.

Brad Smith:
Opponent:

"Wow!" Smith's opponent said upon seeing that his aces were in poor shape against the turned set of Smith. No ace fell on the river, and Smith doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Smith	56,000 40,500	40,500

Tags: Brad Smith

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/300

Ante: 300

11-24-2019 16:12 UTC-5

Dalpra Checks Back Two Pair

CarolineBassett

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

With about 3,000 in the middle on , big blind Brett Reichard checked to Anthony Dalpra in early position, who put out a bet of 1,200.

Reichard called, also check-calling 3,300 on the turn.

The river completed the front-door flush draw, and both players quickly checked.

Dalpra showed for a rivered two pair, defying the odds to best Reichard's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Dalpra	45,000 45,000	45,000
Brett Reichard	20,000 -17,500	-17,500

Tags: Anthony Dalpra Brett Reichard

11-24-2019 16:05 UTC-5

Nussrallah's Kings Take From Hawkins

BrandonTemple

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

Stephen Nussrallah bet 4,500 from the small blind on a flop, and Maurice Hawkins called in the hijack. Jorden Helstern in the cutoff looked over the 8,000 that was in the pot before Nussrallah's bet, then folded.

Both remaining players checked down the turn and river, and Nussrallah tabled . Hawkins mucked.

Blair Hinkle just recently took a seat at this table, adding even more star power to an already stacked table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorden Helstern	55,000 7,300	7,300
Stephen Nussrallah	48,000 15,500	15,500
Maurice Hawkins	40,000 7,500	7,500
Blair Hinkle	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Blair Hinkle Jorden Helstern Maurice Hawkins Stephen Nussrallah

11-24-2019 16:03 UTC-5

Shorty Scores Much-Needed Triple

CarolineBassett

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

Cathy Stahr open-shoved her remaining two chips totaling 1,100—less than four big blinds—from middle position. Only the cutoff and the big blind called.

The two live players checked all the way to showdown on a board of .

Stahr:
Cutoff:
Big Blind:

The turned second nut flush was plenty good for Stahr to score the triple and stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cathy Stahr	3,400 3,400	3,400

Tags: Cathy Stahr

11-24-2019 15:55 UTC-5

Dealers and Staff HPT Championship Event

Hayley Hochstetler

11-24-2019 15:53 UTC-5

Fine's Good

BrandonTemple

Level 3 : 100/300, 0 ante

A player raised to 800 from under the gun, and Paul Elfelt called next to act. Joseph Fine three-bet to 2,500 from the cutoff, and both the under-the-gun player and Elfelt called.

Action checked to Fine on a flop, and he bet 3,500. Only the under-the-gun player called.

The under-the-gun player check-called a bet of 6,500 from Fine on the turn, and both players checked the river. Fine tabled , and his opponent showed before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Fine	75,500 13,500	13,500

Tags: Joseph Fine Paul Elfelt